On 30th October I’m having a super contest and chat over at www.accessromance.com All-A-Blog.
My theme?
Hot, hard dangerous men- and one Italian Prince in particular- Alessandro, my lush hero in
The Prince’s Arranged Bride.
Any man who takes his girl to a chocolate festival is a friend of mine- Oh, yes!
And there is more… grape treading like I […]

I must be enjoying my writing more than ever, because I’m feeling impish and composing a book on the side - no, not really- of the lines that got away.
Here’s me in an Antonia Banderas moment- you have to imagine me mimicking that voice. (sorry in advance, ladies)
Come on Antonio, sock it to us:
Oh, […]

I am just more thrilled than I can tell you to see this book zipping up the charts.
I was talking about it only last night, as it happens, in the wonderfully atmospheric Saltaire Bookshop- and thank you, David, for inviting me to share such a convivial evening with a very nice glass of wine and […]

I just love this cover- for much the same reasons as I remain a fan of CSI
Uh? I hear you thinking.
CSI? I love the colour in that programme- everything is enhanced to the max. (and I love H, but that’s another story- actually, I’m transfixed by his voice and delivery, as well as his mascara. […]

On Friday we enjoyed the hospitality of Sue and Andrew in the Laidler club at the magnificently restored (though terminally uncomfortable- at least in the dress circle) Alhambra theatre in Bradford (more knee room, pleeeeease) to see the stage version of Calendar Girls.

The real life Calendar Girls are already triumphant for the massive amount of […]

I gave a talk recently where I was asked, ‘When did you start writing stories’?
As luck would have it, I have recently been clearing out my loft (before the roof falls in) and found this- written as we do when we start writing- in pencil, in between lines, with my teacher’s admonishing marks where […]

We seem to have jumped straight from a non-existent summer to winter here in the UK.
I cried ‘Uncle’ yesterday, lighting the log fire and turning on the Aga. (Now, we’re sweltering- but I will get the temperature right. I will!)
As you can see, the fields around my house are freshly tilled- It was such […]

Congratulations to Colleen, who won my prize on yesterday’s Access Romance Blog-Chat!
Back tomorrow with news, views and rumours from the writing cave.
And meanwhile, a shot of HRB (her Royal Betster) in one of her calmer moods

Sxx

Just a flying visit to say I have a Blog over at Access Romance today:
www.accessromance.com All-A-Blog
There will be chat and a chance for you to suggest what would inspire you to write a book- a winner will be drawn at random with the chance to win a super prize, so get […]